NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS 



by a drawbridge. On the western side of the Hall is a large sunk 

 lawn some two hundred feet long by about sixty feet wide with two 

 grass terraces rising from it, and this is continued at right angles 

 along part of the north side and is crossed by the entrance bridge 

 this lawn has evidently taken the place of the old moat. On the 

 south front is another lawn planted with evergreen trees and shrubs ; 

 and at the western end of the house is a small enclosed flower garden. 

 Generally, the arrangement of the grounds suggests rather a kind of 

 evolution guided by circumstances and by the necessity for altering 

 features, like the moat, which were inconvenient or no longer worth 

 maintaining, than the working out of a deliberately prepared plan ; 

 but this evolution has been judiciously controlled and has led to very 

 acceptable results. 



The illustration of a garden seat at Studley Royal (Plate CXXV.) 

 is important because it shows a method of garden ornamentation by the 

 use of plants in boxes, which is applicable in situations where the laying 

 out of regular flower beds is not convenient and where a variation on 

 the more usual method of tub gardening is desired. The garden seat 

 is interesting as a piece of quaint wood construction. The main 

 gardens at Studley Royal lie about a mile from the house on the way 

 to Fountains Abbey and are now semi-public an admission fee is 

 charged to visitors. 



Thornton Manor (Plates CXXVI., CXXVIL, and CXXVIII.) is 

 another place which owes its beauties to Mr. Mawson's intervention. 

 The gardens are practically still in the making and have been in progress 

 for only about four years. But already they have a very great charm and 

 they promise as they develop to become singularly attractive. There is 

 a circular rose garden which has much effectiveness of design ; and 

 the lake, which has been formed in a grove of well-grown trees, is a 

 particularly successful piece of planning and is very happily placed in 

 its woodland setting. At one end of this lake is a swimming pool 

 with a paved margin. The rock walk is another feature which does 

 credit to Mr. Mawson's sense of artistic fitness and in which the 

 marked individuality of his methods is well displayed. The fruit 

 and vegetable garden has also been laid out with full consideration 

 for its future picturesqueness ; it is intersected by broad walks shaded 

 by rose arches and bordered with beds filled with a great variety of 

 blossoms. 



One of the most pleasant parts of the grounds at Underley Hall (Plates 

 CXXIX., CXXX., and CXXXI.) is the wild garden, which is situated 

 on the farther bank of the River Lune, on the south front of the 

 house but at some little distance from it. This garden with its net- 

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